apophthegmaticalapothegmaticaladj.
= apophthegmatic adj.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [adjective]
sententiala1475
sententious1542
topic1581
apophthegmatical?1589
topical1594
adagial1647
aphoristical1661
gnomonic1706
axiomatical1738
gnomologic1751
aphoristic1753
maximical1779
apophthegmatic1796
aphorismic1798
gnomic1815
aphorismatic1822
axiomatic1835
maximic1854
aphorismical1880
?1589 T. Nashe Almond for Parrat 15 b Such a Chaos of common places no apothegmatical Lycosthenes euer conceited.
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 203 That apophthegmatical and powerful speech of theirs.
1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens I. 393 The apothegmatical Hipparchus.
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